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The Domains
Amazon Beats Google & Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Book
Amazon now owns the new gTLD .Book winning a private auction beating Google among others. The final remaining other applicant for .Book, R.R. Bowker LLC, withdrew their application last night leaving Amazon the Winner of the Private Auction. Ot...
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Amazon Beats Google & Wins Rights To The New gTLD .Book
Amazon now owns the new gTLD .Book winning a private auction beating Google among others. The final remaining other applicant for .Book, R.R. Bowker LLC, withdrew their application last night leaving Amazon the Winner of the Private Auction. Ot...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 1:48 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/11/14
I get emails every every once in a while disagreeing with my domain picks. What people forget or don’t understand is I choose many of the name on value. If a name has no bidders on Godaddy and is only $12 then you can sit on a lot o...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Tuesday 11/11/14
I get emails every every once in a while disagreeing with my domain picks. What people forget or don’t understand is I choose many of the name on value. If a name has no bidders on Godaddy and is only $12 then you can sit on a lot o...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
Bandzoogle Partnering With Rightside to Offer .ROCKS and .BAND Domains and Websites for Musicians and Bands
Rightside and Bandzoogle announced a partnership where Bandzoogle will offer .Rocks and .Band new gtlds to musicians and bands that use their services. From the release: Bandzoogle is offering Rightside’s Top Level Domains (TLDs) to its custome...
Discussion
Bandzoogle Partnering With Rightside to Offer .ROCKS and .BAND Domains and Websites for Musicians and Bands
Rightside and Bandzoogle announced a partnership where Bandzoogle will offer .Rocks and .Band new gtlds to musicians and bands that use their services. From the release: Bandzoogle is offering Rightside’s Top Level Domains (TLDs) to its custome...
Discussion
November 11, 2014, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Web.com sued for telemarketing calls
Plaintiff complains about multiple telemarketing calls. A California resident has sued Web.com, claiming the company called her cell phone multiple times in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit seeks class action status. We...
Discussion
Web.com sued for telemarketing calls
Plaintiff complains about multiple telemarketing calls. A California resident has sued Web.com, claiming the company called her cell phone multiple times in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit seeks class action status. We...
Discussion
November 10, 2014, 6:12 pm
The Domains
ICANN Last Resort New gTLD Auctions Scheduled for November
A bunch of private auctions held in October headed off many of the the ICANN Last Resort Auctions scheduled for November. However as far as we know the following New gTLD auctions that will be held by ICANN in November are: .APARTMENTS DERApartments,...
Discussion
ICANN Last Resort New gTLD Auctions Scheduled for November
A bunch of private auctions held in October headed off many of the the ICANN Last Resort Auctions scheduled for November. However as far as we know the following New gTLD auctions that will be held by ICANN in November are: .APARTMENTS DERApartments,...
Discussion
November 10, 2014, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
China’s Domain Name Market with Simon Cousins – DNW Podcast #6
Capitalize on China’s strong domain name market. China’s appetite for domain names is booming. A quarter of Domain Holdings’ sales last quarter were to China, and Verisign credits the country with bolstering .com growth. How can you...
Discussion
China’s Domain Name Market with Simon Cousins – DNW Podcast #6
Capitalize on China’s strong domain name market. China’s appetite for domain names is booming. A quarter of Domain Holdings’ sales last quarter were to China, and Verisign credits the country with bolstering .com growth. How can you...
Discussion
November 10, 2014, 4:30 pm
The Domains
ICANN Changes Last Resort Auction Rules To Allow Early Bidding
ICANN and Power Auctions made some changes in the Last Resort Auction rules starting with auction scheduled for November all seeming to quicking up the auction process. Here are the red line changes to the ICANN Last Resort Auction and here are some ...
Discussion
ICANN Changes Last Resort Auction Rules To Allow Early Bidding
ICANN and Power Auctions made some changes in the Last Resort Auction rules starting with auction scheduled for November all seeming to quicking up the auction process. Here are the red line changes to the ICANN Last Resort Auction and here are some ...
Discussion
November 10, 2014, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
It’s the Amazon Echo, but Amazon stocks up on Alexa domain names
Even though it’s called the Echo, Amazon also registered Alexa domain names related to new device. Amazon announced the Amazon Echo, a sort of home personal assistant similar to Ubi, last week. Although it’s called the Echo, owners can na...
Discussion
It’s the Amazon Echo, but Amazon stocks up on Alexa domain names
Even though it’s called the Echo, Amazon also registered Alexa domain names related to new device. Amazon announced the Amazon Echo, a sort of home personal assistant similar to Ubi, last week. Although it’s called the Echo, owners can na...
Discussion
November 10, 2014, 3:35 pm
Sully's Blog
3 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started Domaining
I started this blog at the beginning of my domaining journey as a way to help me learn and, equally as important, to share what I learned. I haven’t given this blog the attention it deserves over the past couple of years as I stepped away...
Discussion
3 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Started Domaining
I started this blog at the beginning of my domaining journey as a way to help me learn and, equally as important, to share what I learned. I haven’t given this blog the attention it deserves over the past couple of years as I stepped away...
Discussion
November 10, 2014, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
What do Amazon and Google domain name losses mean for new TLDs?
Neither of them won .cloud, which begs a big question. .Cloud is a valuable top level domain name. I’m basing that on the seven applications it received, and that Amazon.com, Google and Symantec all applied for the domain name. So which one of ...
Discussion
What do Amazon and Google domain name losses mean for new TLDs?
Neither of them won .cloud, which begs a big question. .Cloud is a valuable top level domain name. I’m basing that on the seven applications it received, and that Amazon.com, Google and Symantec all applied for the domain name. So which one of ...
Discussion
November 10, 2014, 2:50 pm
